Tim Totten

Man, 6 is fun from DU0A. Hours and hours today of 9K, A6, A7--all quite common here. Worked a new grid in HZ. Then nothing at all for a few hours. And just as I'm thinking about going to bed at 11 pm, here comes PR7XB, PY7ZZ and PY7XC. Nothing but those three Brazil stations, some 17,300 km away! And they were loud! I had already turned off the amp, so worked XB easily with drive power, less than 30 W. Opening lasted a good 45 minutes, but only to that very small area. All in all, three new grids in the log today. #magicband

After taking some time to quietly consider the choices made by the people of Texas, I just have to say I am really proud of @WesleyHuntTX and his amazing team who went out there and gave it their best shot to make the world a better place. We desperately need more amazing upstanding citizens willing to step into a servant's role, despite the machinery working against them. No one said this would be easy. Thank you, sir, for stepping forward. I have no doubt the future will be much brighter.

🚨TRADITIONAL POLLING IS DEAD🚨 They are busy writing the obituary in TX. Here is how we see the race: US Senate R- Runoff with @WesleyHuntTX beating Paxton. Cornyn is just too underwater and Wesley has the strongest coalition out of the 3. D- @jamestalarico no runoff. The youth pastor is for real. H2H Wesley wins in a landslide in the general.

@FiboSwanny We're opening a basic medical clinic here, along with a pharmacy, doing all the preventive work like breast exams, and providing many maintenance meds (like for blood pressure maintenance). No out-of-pocket cost for Filipinos. In short, I'm now in the boobs and drugs biz.

@N4GN Hiring? Lol. Can you clarify

They say love what you do. So now I'm in the breast examination business here in the Philippines. 🤣🤣 No, seriously!

Every time some bank teller asks me "what is your intended use for these funds?" I really want to reply "oh you know, drugs, hookers, anti-financial-surveillance tools, maybe bribing a public official or two. The usual stuff."

@BobMatherPoker I once had an employee walk into my office and ask me "do you think I should get a boob job, or do you think that would make them too big?"

Always tell the truth? As a PI, usually, being completely honest would be my advice to anyone... Whether it's in business, socially, or romantically, no one wants to deal with people they can't trust to tell them the truth However, last night I was asked a question that stumped me and I couldn't think of the “right” answer I was flying back from Bahamas while @LexyGavinPoker went to visit family in NY and told her that I thought I'd her in the Houston airport, then realized it wasn't her, but it was a woman who looked just like her Then she asked me if she was pretty…. This was 14 hours ago, and we’re still staring at each other on zoom, waiting for me to answer…

🚨 BITCOIN IS CRASHING AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY!!! Bitcoin is down today for a very simple reason, and almost nobody is explaining it properly. It’s coming straight from China, and the timing matters. That’s right, china’s crashing bitcoin, AGAIN. Here’s what’s happening: China just tightened regulations on domestic Bitcoin mining again. In Xinjiang alone, a huge chunk of mining operations were shut down in December. Roughly 400,000 miners went offline in a very short window. You can already see it in the data: Network hashrate is down around 8%. When miners are forced offline like this, a few things happen fast: – They lose revenue immediately – They need cash to cover costs or relocate – Some are forced to sell BTC into the market – Uncertainty spikes short term That creates real sell pressure, not the other way around. This isn’t a long-term bearish signal for Bitcoin. It’s a temporary supply shock caused by a dumb policy, not demand. We’ve seen this movie before. China cracks down → miners shut off → hashrate dips → price wobbles → network adjusts → Bitcoin moves on. We should expect more pain in the short term, but long term this doesn’t even matter. Btw i called the exact bottom at $16k three years ago and also the top at $126k and i’ll call my nexy move publicly like i always do. Many people are gonna wish they followed me sooner.

@BobMatherPoker You might be right. But it will be one of those things that is used as a selective enforcement add-on bludgeon when the government decides to go after someone. Just like much of the rest of the tax code.

Unpopular opinion... I dont think the new gambling tax laws are going to affect poker at all... not even a little..

Creo que esto es correcto en todas partes. ¡Adelante! ¡Pruébalo tú mismo!

I am so truly blessed! I had fantastic parents (and grandparents and even great grandparents!). I have the most amazing wife, son, sister, and extended family. I have great friends al over the world. I have a reasonable degree of liberty and health. I have the ability to travel. And yes, I have an embarrassment of all the other things too. In case there is any doubt, I believe all blessings ultimately flow from God. If you disagree, I still love you. 😊

I have to say @JenniferTilly has really stepped up her game!

@wolfxvisionreal @BinanceEvavvvva Pretty much the standard play in every business for all of recorded history. :-)

@BinanceEvavvvva hiring pretty girls is the best single marketing strategy in crypto now 😒

All in #BNB eco👂🙋

Hey @unionbankph. Good afternoon! I sent an e-mail, and the auto reply says you're no longer taking e-mails to Customer Service. So I tried the ticketing system on your mobile app. It crashes at step one (Select Category). So I tried your CS phone number several times. Can't get through. :-) I simply need the Auto-Debit Arrangement (ADA) form for automating Meralco payments. If I could find that on your web site, I wouldn't need to bother your CS staff in the first place. But if it's there, I certainly can't find it. Can you simply send me the form? Or give me a link where I can download it? Thanks in advance.

You think America is a melting pot? Come to Dubai. You think America is still the land of opportunity? Come to Dubai. You agree with the US founders, who believed taxation of personal income was such a bad idea that they made it illegal under the Constitution? Come to Dubai. You think roving packs of high school girls are really annoying in America? Well, sorry. Dubai hasn't figured out the answer to that one yet.

Let's be clear. Beef bacon is not bacon. Chicken sausage is not sausage. Turkey ham is not ham. #gopigorgohome

Got tired of the typhoons, so we decided to escape to the desert. 😁 First stop: Jeddah.

Sometimes ChatGPT gives brilliant, elegant solutions. And then some days, it goes like this: ChatGPT: Oh, I see the problem. You have 0.0.0.0/0 at the end of line 84. You need to remove that. Me: OK, I removed it. Still not working. Here's the full config file again, with that edit. ChatGPT: Yes, the problem is obvious. You were so close, but you didn't include 0.0.0.0/0 at the end of line 84. Don't feel bad. That's a common mistake. You need to add that, and it's guaranteed to work now. Me:

Hello @LiveSmart. I am trying to get the SIM for my 5G Max device added to my account in the Smart app, but it keeps telling me it's not a valid Smart SIM. It's the one that came with the device, and it certainly looks legit with Smart Home Wi-Fi 5G branding. How can I get some help?